bertsolari
Basque
Etymology
From bertso (“spontaneous song sung in Basque”) + -lari.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɾi, -i
- Hyphenation: ber‧tso‧la‧ri
Noun
bertsolari anim
- bertso singer
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | bertsolari | bertsolaria | bertsolariak | bertsolariok |
| ergative | bertsolarik | bertsolariak | bertsolariek | bertsolariok |
| dative | bertsolariri | bertsolariari | bertsolariei | bertsolarioi |
| genitive | bertsolariren | bertsolariaren | bertsolarien | bertsolarion |
| comitative | bertsolarirekin | bertsolariarekin | bertsolariekin | bertsolariokin |
| causative | bertsolarirengatik | bertsolariarengatik | bertsolariengatik | bertsolariongatik |
| benefactive | bertsolarirentzat | bertsolariarentzat | bertsolarientzat | bertsolariontzat |
| instrumental | bertsolariz | bertsolariaz | bertsolariez | bertsolariotaz |
| innesive | bertsolarirengan | bertsolariarengan | bertsolariengan | bertsolariongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | bertsolarirengana | bertsolariarengana | bertsolariengana | bertsolariongana |
| terminative | bertsolarirenganaino | bertsolariarenganaino | bertsolarienganaino | bertsolarionganaino |
| directive | bertsolarirenganantz | bertsolariarenganantz | bertsolarienganantz | bertsolarionganantz |
| destinative | bertsolarirenganako | bertsolariarenganako | bertsolarienganako | bertsolarionganako |
| ablative | bertsolarirengandik | bertsolariarengandik | bertsolariengandik | bertsolariongandik |
| partitive | bertsolaririk | — | — | — |
| prolative | bertsolaritzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
- bertsolaritza
Further reading
- “bertsolari”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “bertsolari”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque bertsolari.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beɾt͡ʃoˈlaɾi/ [beɾ.t͡ʃoˈla.ɾi], /beɾsoˈlaɾi/ [beɾ.soˈla.ɾi]
- Rhymes: -aɾi
Noun
bertsolari m or f by sense (plural bertsolaris)
- bertso singer